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Originally Posted by -King-
There's a difference between a guy developing at a normal pace and a guy who is inactive in the playoffs. If he was a true rotational player last year and just getting less snaps than the starters, that's one thing, but he only played 20% of snaps last year and that was a year in which Omenihu missed 6 whole games. And then after that he was inactive in the playoffs and only got 7 snaps after Omenihu tore his ACL. No one expects that from a 1st round pick. And that's why they're bringing both guys back that were ahead of him on the depth chart. Hopefully he can show something while Omenihu works his way back from injury though.
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He was a 21 year old rookie on the best defense in the league. It was clearly a RS year for a guy that is the complete opposite of a guy like Karlaftis.
You get two types of players at valuable positions like DE picking at the end of round 1. You get a high floor prospect that can contribute right away like Karlaftis, or you get a guy that has the more coveted traits, but needs development.
Just look at all the edge rushers drafted in that range last year. It doesn't matter whether it's FAU, Nolan Smith, or Myles Murphy. That's typically what you get when you take a big swing on an edge at the end of the 1st.
This is why I laughed at your belief that if the Chiefs draft a LT at 32, you expect a day 1 starter. You have no idea how any of this works, and therefor, your expectations are on the unrealistic side. If they draft a guy like Jordan Morgan? Sure, it would be fair to expect him to be ready to start at some point in year 1. But Kingsley Suamataia? He'd be a bigger swing, and a guy that likely needs more development to be a starting LT.
OT is one of those positions like DE, if they're a guaranteed day 1 starter, they aren't making it to pick 32.
Now if he's inactive or playing few snaps week 1, or when/if Omenihu comes back, it's fair to be completely frustrated with his development. The problem is that you're so eager to jump to that that you're making assumptions based on a minor contract for a guy that has always been more of a rotational guy for us, and the money reflects that (albeit a high quality one).